State v. Ayers

Defendant was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a coneealable firearm. ORS 166.-270. Defendant admits a previous Hlinois felony conviction; however he contends that he did not have “possession or * * * custody or control” of any of the six pistols described in the indictment because the weapons belong to Ms wife.

Defendant argues four assignments of error, alleging that the court erred: (1) by refusing to suppress statements made by defendant while in custody; (2) by admitting into evidence certain rifles and a shotgun found with the pistols; (3) by denying defendant’s…